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Banana Yoshimoto

1964 - Today

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Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana; born 24 July 1964) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko). From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana (よしもと ばなな). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Banana Yoshimoto is the 2,506th most popular writer (up from 2,605th in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from Japan (down from 773rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 2,506 out of 7,302. Before her are Gennadiy Aygi, Mirra Alfassa, Charles Maturin, Tom Wilson, Yasushi Inoue, and Cigerxwîn. After her are Peter of Dusburg, Joyce Meyer, Al-Farazdaq, Pascal Quignard, Jean Astruc, and Jack Williamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 103. Before her are Don Cheadle, Bertrand Cantat, Crispin Glover, Rosen Plevneliev, Oleh Protasov, and Kaspar Capparoni. After her are Andy Hug, Mary-Louise Parker, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Doro, Christian Louboutin, and Elle Macpherson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 795 out of 6,245. Before her are Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takeshi Ono (1944), Mineko Iwasaki (1949), and Naoko Takeuchi (1967). After her are Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), Masami Kurumada (1953), Ikki Kita (1883), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Mitsuo Kato (1953), and Prince Munetaka (1242).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 50. Before her are Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), and Yasushi Inoue (1907). After her are Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), and Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718).

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